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 This unit is stupid-easy! (i.e. it's great!) June 4, 2008
Commodore Di (NJ)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I've used Garmin GPS products for the past 10 years on my boat. I finally gave in to obtaining one for my car. I can't believe how easy it is to use and to set up. I simply plugged it in, followed the few prompts (country, time zone) and voila. It worked. I have not experienced any delays in acquiring satellites or understanding the audio as did others in the reviews mentioned here. My 85 year old uncle has one and also uses it with ease. This is a must-have product and while I'm sure other Garmin models are good, I can say that this one is fantastic.
Great Navigation Aid...... April 5, 2008
K. Hanks (Color Country, USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The voice prompts are great, instructions are given well in advance of turns, easy to operate. A great help in strange territory. Also, it will not yell at you if you make a wrong turn. The wide screen is nice. I also purchased the weighted dash mount, makes it easy to move to another vehicle.
Garmin Nuvi 260W is a great "basic feature" unit June 14, 2008
D. Martin Vanmeter (Kentucky)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Received my Garmin Nuvi 260W just days before a trip. Setup and use is very intutive....even the wife had no problems using it (she hates electronics)...I really like the "text to speech" feature, that is why I chose the 260W. Having the unit speak the name of the road you are turning on to is very handy in urban areas. Another feature I like is what I call "auto up-scale" - even if you have set the map scale fairly small to see a large portion of the route, as you approach a turn the unit automatically scales the map larger to give you more detail of the turn...really nice on interstate ramps and intersections. Unit came preloaded with NT 2009 maps (really the current 2008 version, but its the name they use). I did hook the unit to my computer and using Garmins update software, it flashed the firmware up to the most current - all pretty painless.
I did not want all the bells and whistles of more advanced (read: more expensive) units. The 260W does basic navigation very well at a very reasonable cost...I like it and highly recommend it to others !
Great Helper November 13, 2009
Mindy's Mom (Houston, TX United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this product just before going on vacation. I get lost easily and am very uncomfortable driving to a new location in heavy traffic. With this GPS, I was confident and found everything I was looking for with no trouble. I used the voice feature, rather than looking at the maps, and it was great. There is usually plenty of warning before your next turn or different freeway, etc. Plus, if you vary the route any, it just recalculates and gets you right back on track. I highly recommend this product.
Great device for price and performance July 8, 2008
S. Aponte (Long Island, NY)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have been waiting patiently to buy and install a GPS navigation/video entertainment/radio combo device in my SUV, but I was taking a road trip and needed a guide. I decided to purchase the Garmin Nuvi 260W just for this trip and a few others coming up soon and if I didn't like it before the 30 days I would simply return it. This little device is awesome and everything I need for $800 less than what I planned on spending to get an "internal" unit installed. I bought the device 2 hours before I was leaving for my road trip and was able to figure out how to use the basics of the device without reading a single word from the manual. Even the window mounting device was easy enough to figure out and that little suction cup is amazingly strong! I literally had the device mounted and giving me directions in less than 15 minutes. And that includes the initial setup required by the device!!
After getting home from my road trip I connected the device to my PC, via standard USB (Type A) to mini-USB (Type mini-B) cable, registered the product on Garmin's web site, and was able to instantly download the 2009 map details for the device. Download and install took several hours (2.8GB of data), but it was simple and pain free.
My initial feeling is that I don't like the fact that i have to mount the device to the windshield and would rather have a "professional" looking Navigation system in my dashboard, but for $800 less you can't go wrong! This little device does everything as advertised.
Technical details:
- finding satellites were fast and I never lost connection in the middle of a trip.
- love the 4.3 inch screen. It is definitely big enough to see from several feet away.
- Text to speech is awesome! Tells you the exact street names before turning.
- battery life is as advertised, but I'm sure with extended use it will lose some life like any other.
- Detour option is great! Hit menu and then detour and you have an alternate route.
- POI's are plenty!! I was able to find a local starbucks with ease although it couldn't tell me if it was a full blown starbucks or one that was in another store like Barnes and Nobles or Stop N Shop. That's nitpicking, but it would be nice.
Overall, I have no complaints on this device just yet. If you are looking for a simple device that gives you accurate and quick directions this is the one to get! If I experience any issues in the future I will repost!
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